De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 199
abolished, and a narrow vestibulewhich is occasionally introduced isthe only trace of these two im-portant features of the earlychurches. The transept is fre-quently lengthened, and the naveextended beyond the transept, sothat the ground-plan has theform of a Latin cross. The side aisles are… … ST. GODEHARD ATHILDESHEIM Vaulted Roof As we have before remarked,the most important change thatcharacterises the architecture of this period is the rediscoveryof the vaulted stone roof, which had fallen into oblivion inlate classic times. At first the simple tunnel vault was used;but it soon…
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